The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-20
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.

News Reporters.
/ Three arrests were made by the police
/ yesterday, all for ordinary causes
Magnolia Encampment No. 1, |. o. o. F.,
will hold its regular meeting tonight
Teutonia Lodge No. Z, knights of Py-
thias, will hold a meeting this evening.
Lucien Davis was appointed CONNER
cial Notary by Judge Adams yesterday.
Golden Rule Lodge No. II, l. o. o. f.,
win hold a regular meeting this evening.
The Mutual Gas Light Company has de-
clarcd quarterly dividend OF ~ per cent,
payable Aug 10.
The journeymen painters will hold a
meeting in the Office of Joyce q Hunt on
Thursday evening, July 2l.
The second annual picnic of the Bethesda
Union will be given at Greenwich Park to-
morrow for the benefit Of the Bethesda or
phans.
The contract for building now wharf in
the rear Of Kelly.s building from the Elk
change slip to Drayton street has been
awarded to F, Nj. Jones, Esq.
A new wharf is being built across the
river from WillnS's marine railway 20 tho
wharf Of the old oil mill. A ma, hIne has
been engaged in driving the piling down for
several days.
The Jasper Greens had a very enjoyable
picnic at Warsaw yesterday. A large num-
Der attended, and all went ''merry as 2
marriage bell" and there were plenty OF
bellies there, too.
Trains are now running through to Tybce
on a regular schedule, with no transfer,
The trains are well filed every trip and the
passengers all speak highly of tho easy and
smooth motion of the cars.
Lieut.. Carter of the Engineer Corps, and
the Government Superintendent OF river
and harbor improvements, was a passenger
on the steamship City of Augusta, which
sailed for New York yesterday.
In the City Court the case of Stcrnberg
and Loenwenherz VS.. the Southwestern and
the Central Railroad Companies and the
Ocean Steamship Company, a claim for
damages for goods injured in transit, the
jury returned verdict in favor of the
plaintiffs for $l3S.
Jacob Cole, alias Thomas Aiken, the negro
burglar, was tried in the Superior Court
yesterday morning, and the jury brought in
a verdict of burglary Tue Judge then
sentenced him TO seven years in the peni-
tertiary, which will have the effect of teach
Ing him probably tho great difference be-
tween Hteu1n and teun.
The picnic of the Savannah Cadets will
take place to-day at Warsaw. The train
will leave the Coast Line railroad junction
at S:30 meeting the steamer Pope Catlin at
ThunderbOlt. The committee in charge are
Capt. II. NJ. Branch, Chairman; Sergts. G.
+. Rutzler, r. J. West; Corpl. j. Fred NAL
lery, and Private G. I. Branch.
Among the passengers on the steamship
City of Augusta which sailed for New York
yesterday, were John A. Douglass, wife and
daughter; S. P. Hamilton, wife and two
daughters; Charles E. Stults and wife.
Mrs George w. Anderson and the two Miss
A nd al
l.. NJ. Lamar and R. G. Cole. They go
North TO spend the summer.
Tuesdays Times Union: Col H. S.
Haines, General Manager of the Plant sys-
tenn, accompanied by his private secretary,
passed through yesterday in his private car
en- route to Tampa. His colored porter was
overcome by heat at Waycross and physi-
clan at this place was telegraphed for. By
the time the train arrived he had recovered
sufficiently TO continue on the car to Tampa.
The suit of J. j. Reilly against the four
insurance companies was concluded yester-
day in favor of the plaintiff. The amount
of the verdict rendered against each com
pany was: The Phoenix, 81, 1874 50; Liver
pool, London q Globe, 81 $40 AZ; Home
81 $50 II; America, S54l 03. A few weeks
| ago the same plaintiff obtained verdict for
| 81 ,56S Il against the Imperial Fire Insur-
ance Company, making total of 1886 80
| against Uue HNe COMPANIES. Inc amount
sued for was $4,000.
| United States Marshal Col. Lucius NJ.
Lamar, and his deputy, w. p Corbett ar
rived here yesterday morning from Macon
with Henry Jones colored) convicted of
robbing the mail and sentenced to four years
and six months in the Albany IN. "
State prison, and Bartlett, alias John w
| Barclay convicted of passing counterfeit
money and sentenced to four years in the
same prison. The convicts went North by
! steamer yesterday afternoon under the
charge of Col. Lamar and Deputy Corbett.
| The tug Republic left last night for
Doboy in command of Capt w. IL. Paine
, She goes to Doboy for the purpose of
dredging out Doboy bar. She has on
board continuance of Lieut.. Carriers, built
| by Mr.. j. w. lyman, designed
for pumping and dredging the
! bar. 1t became necessary to use a tug and
and an apparatus similar to this as it is so
very rough on Doboy bar that a regular
dredge could not live in the sea. There are
about $50 yards of the bar to be dredged
Mr.. Thomas, assistant to Lieut.. Carter, will
| superintend the work, and Capt. Kennard
| goes as Inspector. Mr.. Jacob Paulsen also
accompanied the party on the tug. She will
be engaged in the work for several weeks.